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What do you do with your outdated or unused medications at home? Many residents don’t know what to do with them, but we have recommendations to protect your family and our environment. We remind you to pitch those pills properly. Here’s why: Download this as a PDF Besides the...
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That’s the story that ran in USA Today this week, featuring cities’ sewer issues being caused by an increasing number of so-called “flushable” disinfecting wipes clogging wastewater-treatment systems. From the story: The products appeal to consumers in part because of manufacturers’ claims that they can be conveniently flushed down...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Picture yourself at the last public meeting, PowerPoint presentation, or course lecture you sat through. Don’t yawn as you think back. Now picture yourself at the same event holding a cute tiny baby kitty in your lap. Makes everything cuter, doesn’t it? That’s how we felt, too. A while...
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A Great Lake venue is about to get greater starting this Thursday. We are proud to partner with Downtown Cleveland Alliance and 107.3 The Wave on a new weekly lunchtime event at a great lakefront venue filled live music and even a peek into the inner-workings of some of...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Some strange items survive the long journey through the sewers and into our treatment plants. But some of the best “lost and found” stories are much closer to home. Contractor Fails composed a great infographic featuring some of the not-so-flushable items and their tales that topped its list of...
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We are proud to announce the publication of our new technical magazine, CleanWaterWorks. This annual magazine will give our own subject-matter experts the opportunity to explain the Sewer District’s work in greater detail. The inaugural 2013 issue focuses on beaches and features scientific articles written by our Analytical Services...
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Courtesy Ryan Wichman, WTOL Toledo This is not a thunderstorm warning. It’s not a weather alert or special report. It’s just bugs. Lots and lots…and lots…of (harmless, but yes annoying) bugs over Lake Erie near Toledo. @NotoriousWojo tweeted this image last night from Ryan Wichman of WTOL Toledo which...
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Image courtesy Cleveland Metroparks Starting tomorrow, you can experience your watershed in a whole new way. The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is proud to be a key stakeholder and partner with Cleveland Metroparks for the Watershed Stewardship Center at West Creek. The Sewer District supported the Center with...
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Midges, mayflies, muckelheads, this can all be very confusing. And all of them can be very annoying. We’d like to help clarify a bit of the current bug conundrum. Let’s start here: There are midges (also known as muckleheads), and there are mayflies. They are different, but they’re both...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Just caught this story over on Mashable about the CMT Music Awards generating social media buzz by using decals above urinals. That’s sooo yesterday. Livin on the edge rn #waittotweet twitpic.com/chsjig — Calla Bonanno (@hellocalla) April 7, 2013 Our #WaitToTweet decals at the Cleveland International Film Festival and Cleveland...
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